STAMFORD -- The Westhill girls soccer team can check off its first goal of its season as the city championship will stay in North Stamford for the 15th straight season.

The Vikings scored two goals early and tacked on two late in the second half, defeating rival Stamford 4-0 at Stamford High School.

Keeping the title at Westhill (8-3) was foremost on the minds of the Vikings coming into the game.

"It's great because we have been holding the City Championship for 15 years now, so, it is good to keep up the tradition and carry it through," junior Rachel Benz said. "In previous years we have struggled against Stamford because we let our guard down and this game is always a challenge. It was important that we got a goal nice and early to keep us up."

It was Benz who tallied the tone-setting first goal, receiving a well played through ball from Jess Laszlo, dribbling in and scoring less than five minutes into the contest.

Eight minutes later, it was another through ball from Laszlo, this time to Chelsea Domond that put the Vikings up 2-0.

"I don't think we played well after going two goals up, we played pretty well before that," Westhill coach Dave Flower said. "I think Stamford played really well and have a good group of kids that work really hard for the coach, so, credit to them more than anything."

Stamford did tighten up its defense after the two early strikes until being countered while pressing the attack late in the game.

The Black Knights (2-10) were unable to generate many scoring chances until late in the game, but first-year coach Jeremy White was pleased with the effort of his players facing a quality side in Westhill.

"I'm always happy with the effort," White said. "They are good and have been good for a long time and we are building here. I don't think it was an easy four but our biggest problem now is that we just don't take advantage of our opportunities."

Stamford did seem to hesitate at times when shots could have been taken, and White feels it's a result of a lack of confidence, something he hopes comes as the players grow.

"We don't pull the trigger and you miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take," White said. "I do think it's a confidence thing. I think they think too much about whether it is a good shot. I though we played a great second half, I do. I think it was a well played game, not a sloppy game, and it takes two teams to do that."

Francesca McDonald scored off an assist from Domond with 23:05 to play and Laszlo finally got a goal to go home after ringing two shots off the crossbar earlier in the game, rounding out the scoring.

The Vikings have now won six of their last seven games and sit atop the FCIAC West Division with 24 points.